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Founded 2026 · Dubai

A marketplace
of her making.

WARD AL IMARAT is a verified, women-owned marketplace built around how she works — short hours, long craft, and a fair share of every sale paid back to her, every week.

WARD AL IMARAT artisan workshop
Inside a Dubai workshop — Spring 2026
Sellers150+ verified artisans
ReachUAE-wide, GCC shipping
Promise100% women-owned
ورد

The quiet labour of women deserves a room of its own.

عملُ المرأةِ الهادئ يستحقُّ غرفةً من صُنعه.

We started WARD because the quiet labour of women — the embroidery, the clay, the soap pressed in a courtyard — deserves a room of its own.

Not a marketplace for her to shrink into, but one shaped around the way she works, the time she can give, and the trust she needs. Verified sellers. Transparent payouts. Bilingual reach — Arabic and English, RTL-first.

Our vouchers are prepaid store credit — not a wallet, not an investment, not a donation. Our payouts go straight to her account. What you spend is what she earns, minus a fixed and disclosed commission.

— The WARD Team

150+
Verified Artisans

Each one interviewed and approved by our team

7
Emirates

From Dubai's markets to Fujairah's mountain studios

100%
Women-Owned

Every piece, every sale, goes direct to her

Why WARD — three promises.

01

Verified sellers only

Every artisan is interviewed and KYC-verified before her storefront goes live. No anonymous listings, no dropshipped goods.

02

Closed-loop vouchers

Prepaid store credit on an immutable ledger. PSP-secured payments. No wallet, no investment, no financial overreach — by design.

03

Transparent payouts

Sellers see every fee, every order, every payout, every week. What you spend is what she earns, minus a fixed commission.

How WARD works.

Four steps between you and the maker.

01

Browse

Discover pieces by craft, city, or maker.

02

Meet her

Read her story. See her workshop. Trust the work.

03

Order

Pay with card or a WARD voucher. Choose delivery.

04

Receive

Packed and shipped from her studio, signed by hand.

WARD didn't just give me a shop. It gave me a seat at the table — and the confidence to price my work like a maker, not a hobbyist.
Seller
Mariam Al SuwaidiTextile weaver, Dubai
Shipping from
Dubai Abu Dhabi Sharjah Ajman Fujairah Ras Al Khaimah Umm Al Quwain Al Ain
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For Artisans · للحرفيات

Make it.
Sell it.
Keep going.

A marketplace built around how you work. Zero listing fees. Transparent weekly payouts. Bilingual reach — Arabic and English.

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